As the six Oak Ridge athletes who signed on National Signing Day on Wednesday sat on stage, football coach Elijah Williams asked a puzzling question to the nearly full audience in the school's auditorium.
"How many of you have seen $1 million?''...

For most who follow National Signing Day, football recruits often are viewed through the promise of coming days.
Saturdays, mostly.
A player's value directly correlates to his production on the field for his chosen school. How he got there matters...

COLLEGES
Men’s basketball
Washington and Lee at Virginia Wesleyan, 2
James Madison at William and Mary, 4
Hampton at Bethune-Cookman, 4
Penn State-Harrisburg at Christopher Newport, 4
Old Dominion at Western Kentucky, 5:30
Norfolk State at Florida...

Twas the week before Halloween, when all through the house, not a costume could be found, not even a mouse.
Let's say you've suddenly decided you want to go to that Halloween party after all, or your kids don't like the costume they originally chose. No biggie.
Creative people can always be counted on to explain how to whip up a costume from items you already have — or from easy-to-get items from a quick drugstore run.
"I try to encourage my students to do things in this inexpensive,...

NORFOLK — While offensive production has come rapidly and consistently throughout Old Dominion’s brief football history, defensive improvement has been slow and incremental, owing to resets, talent and experience.
As the Monarchs embark on their first full Football Bowl Subdivision season, those within the program believe they’re better-positioned on defense, even if progress isn’t as quick or as evident as they prefer.
ODU has two classes of FBS-level recruits. Depth and...

Tracy Balazs, the president and CEO of an Annapolis-based staffing firm, was named Entrepreneurial Success of the Year last month by the Baltimore district office of the U.S. Small Business Administration.
She founded the company, Federal Staffing Resources LLC, in 2004. It now employs more than 300 people, has eight offices across the country and generates more than $30 million in revenue annually.
The company mainly provides health professionals to government outfits, including the Army, the U.S....

COLLEGES
Football:
Old Dominion landed two standout junior-college players from New York, the Virginian-Pilot reported.
Jusse Yorke, a 6-foot, 180-pound wide receiver from ASA College in Brooklyn who is considered a 3-star recruit by 247 Sports, enrolled at Old Dominion and can play in 2014, Monarchs coach Bobby Wilder said.
Poncho Barnwell, a 6-foot-3, 260-pound defensive end from Nassau Community College, committed to ODU and is rated a 2-star recruit. Barnwell, who orginally committed to...